Where does “joguinejar” come from?

joguinejar (Catalan) comes from Catalan joguina, from Catalan joc, from Latin iocus, from Proto-Italic jokos, from Proto-Indo-European yokos, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

joguinejar (Catalan): to play around, to toy with

Definitions

  1. to play around, to toy with

Ancestry of “joguinejar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanjoguinatoy
2Catalanjocgame; play; gambling
3Latiniocusa joke, jest; a form of amusement; pastime, sport
4Proto-Italicjokosword, saying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyokosword, utterance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yokos →Every word from Proto-Italic jokos →